Corporate entry Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

Summary

The Royal Society was preceded by the Adelaide Philosophical Society. The present title was adopted in 1880 when the prefix 'Royal' was granted. The interests of the Society's members include botany, zoology, geology, geomorphology, palaeontology, anthropology and soil science.

Archival resources

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

Royal Society of South Australia - Records, 1853 - 1969, SRG 10; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

Cleland, J.B., 'Reminiscences of the Early Days of 'the Field Naturalists' Section of the Royal Society of SA', South Australian Naturalist, vol. 44, no. 2, 1969, pp. 21-23. Details

Kraehenbuehl, D. N., 'Life and Works of J. G. O. Tepper, FLS, and His Association with the Field Naturalists' Section of the Royal Society of South Australia', South Australian Naturalist, vol. 44, no. 2, 1969, pp. 23-42. Details

Mawson, D., 'The Role of Geology in the Activities of the Royal Society of South Australia.', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. lxxvii, 1954, pp. xii-xiv. Details

Scott, T. D., 'Scientific Societies in Australia. A Brief History of the Royal Society of South Australia', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 27, 1960, pp. 493-496. Details

Tate, Ralph, 'History of the Early Years of the Royal Society of South Australia. Presidential Address.', Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 111, 1879, pp. xxxix-xliv. Details